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T.J. Oshie scored a hat trick and the Capitals defeated the St. Louis Blues, 5-2 on Thursday.
It was Oshie’s sixth career hat-trick, fourth as a Capital, and it came against his former team, whom he played for from 2008-2015. He has now scored five goals in his past four games.
Oshie’s first two goals in each of the first two periods came on the power play, while his third was an empty-netter with under 20 seconds left in the contest.
Very fittingly, Oshie’s hat-trick occurred on Country Music Night at Capital One Arena, considering his goal song is “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver.